# Filter the data for the pitcher Eshleman
Eshleman_data <- Bristol610 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Eshleman, Jack")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Eshleman_data %>%
select(AutoPitchType, RelSpeed, SpinRate, SpinAxis, HorzBreak, InducedVertBreak, PitchCall, RelHeight, RelSide, Extension) %>%
rename(
ReleaseSpeed = RelSpeed,
Tilt = SpinAxis,
HorizontalBreak = HorzBreak,
InducedVerticalBreak = InducedVertBreak,
ReleaseHeight = RelHeight,
ReleaseSide = RelSide
) %>%
mutate(
ReleaseSpeed = round(ReleaseSpeed, 2),
SpinRate = round(SpinRate, 2),
Tilt = round(Tilt, 2),
HorizontalBreak = round(HorizontalBreak, 2),
InducedVerticalBreak = round(InducedVerticalBreak, 2),
ReleaseHeight = round(ReleaseHeight, 2),
ReleaseSide = round(ReleaseSide, 2),
Extension = round(Extension, 2),
ClockTilt = round((Tilt / 30) %% 12, 1) # Interpret Tilt as clock face
)
# Display the detailed table
knitr::kable(detailed_pitch_table, caption = "Detailed Pitch Table for Eshleman")
Detailed Pitch Table for Eshleman
Four-Seam |
89.00 |
2279.54 |
191.35 |
4.09 |
21.68 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.04 |
1.09 |
6.25 |
6.4 |
Slider |
85.48 |
2461.41 |
150.04 |
-5.26 |
10.29 |
BallCalled |
5.81 |
1.27 |
6.26 |
5.0 |
Four-Seam |
90.07 |
2302.30 |
192.60 |
4.88 |
23.08 |
BallCalled |
5.97 |
1.15 |
6.47 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.67 |
2296.08 |
196.04 |
6.57 |
24.13 |
StrikeCalled |
5.96 |
1.27 |
6.07 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
91.12 |
2376.14 |
204.93 |
9.23 |
21.09 |
InPlay |
6.00 |
1.08 |
6.13 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
91.06 |
2297.51 |
197.41 |
6.77 |
22.78 |
StrikeCalled |
5.97 |
1.03 |
6.16 |
6.6 |
Cutter |
85.43 |
2473.89 |
182.82 |
0.56 |
12.68 |
InPlay |
5.85 |
1.34 |
6.17 |
6.1 |
Four-Seam |
89.11 |
2188.80 |
208.81 |
9.59 |
18.63 |
BallCalled |
5.90 |
1.24 |
6.32 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.83 |
2309.61 |
204.02 |
8.14 |
19.45 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.94 |
1.25 |
6.12 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.25 |
2292.93 |
200.35 |
7.39 |
21.19 |
StrikeCalled |
5.94 |
1.36 |
5.93 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.71 |
2330.67 |
202.73 |
8.59 |
21.82 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.97 |
1.45 |
5.99 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
89.97 |
2178.77 |
189.29 |
3.32 |
21.58 |
InPlay |
5.95 |
1.15 |
6.26 |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.10 |
2137.60 |
189.67 |
3.70 |
22.95 |
StrikeCalled |
6.05 |
0.96 |
6.07 |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.63 |
2199.39 |
188.54 |
3.01 |
21.32 |
BallCalled |
6.05 |
1.22 |
6.14 |
6.3 |
Curveball |
80.73 |
2499.85 |
356.62 |
0.45 |
-6.31 |
InPlay |
6.00 |
1.12 |
5.92 |
11.9 |
Four-Seam |
90.53 |
2261.31 |
191.37 |
4.20 |
22.05 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.02 |
0.98 |
6.16 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.30 |
2235.97 |
193.06 |
4.95 |
22.47 |
BallCalled |
6.06 |
1.13 |
6.37 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
91.06 |
2203.48 |
192.10 |
4.23 |
20.84 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.98 |
1.02 |
6.32 |
6.4 |
Changeup |
85.19 |
2080.35 |
225.70 |
13.68 |
14.61 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.61 |
1.42 |
6.43 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.76 |
2082.94 |
195.33 |
5.73 |
22.12 |
StrikeCalled |
5.99 |
1.18 |
6.33 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
91.01 |
2296.73 |
202.85 |
8.96 |
22.47 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.81 |
1.30 |
6.28 |
6.8 |
Slider |
82.04 |
2498.55 |
14.66 |
-1.32 |
-3.87 |
BallCalled |
5.92 |
0.90 |
6.08 |
0.5 |
Four-Seam |
90.67 |
2273.32 |
199.98 |
6.37 |
18.62 |
BallCalled |
5.98 |
1.01 |
6.33 |
6.7 |
Slider |
82.77 |
2486.35 |
13.46 |
-1.26 |
-4.11 |
InPlay |
5.95 |
1.03 |
6.18 |
0.4 |
Changeup |
83.19 |
1943.58 |
228.44 |
14.93 |
14.64 |
BallCalled |
5.58 |
1.59 |
6.48 |
7.6 |
Slider |
83.17 |
2406.74 |
181.96 |
0.33 |
10.94 |
StrikeCalled |
5.95 |
1.27 |
6.20 |
6.1 |
Slider |
83.62 |
2349.73 |
190.78 |
2.15 |
12.55 |
BallCalled |
5.92 |
1.28 |
6.19 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.35 |
2264.29 |
191.74 |
4.54 |
23.12 |
BallCalled |
5.94 |
1.25 |
6.35 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.35 |
2253.56 |
195.72 |
5.78 |
21.80 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.02 |
1.20 |
6.21 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.42 |
2218.41 |
191.45 |
4.02 |
21.08 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.95 |
1.30 |
6.20 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.53 |
2160.12 |
201.58 |
8.03 |
21.42 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.87 |
1.17 |
6.42 |
6.7 |
Slider |
83.33 |
2340.81 |
145.90 |
-2.18 |
4.33 |
StrikeCalled |
5.86 |
1.15 |
6.24 |
4.9 |
Four-Seam |
89.16 |
2115.16 |
194.01 |
5.03 |
21.24 |
BallCalled |
5.97 |
1.05 |
6.28 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.46 |
2228.25 |
200.31 |
7.07 |
20.30 |
BallCalled |
5.99 |
1.23 |
6.08 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
88.09 |
2077.62 |
192.01 |
4.02 |
20.07 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.98 |
1.10 |
6.34 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
88.94 |
2128.39 |
186.22 |
2.10 |
20.39 |
BallCalled |
5.92 |
0.96 |
6.26 |
6.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.11 |
2164.58 |
186.14 |
2.19 |
21.42 |
InPlay |
5.99 |
1.11 |
6.24 |
6.2 |
Four-Seam |
88.78 |
2172.76 |
197.81 |
5.47 |
18.14 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.87 |
1.17 |
6.40 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
89.27 |
2114.16 |
194.54 |
5.32 |
21.74 |
BallCalled |
5.97 |
1.07 |
6.44 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.10 |
2087.12 |
197.92 |
5.96 |
19.56 |
BallCalled |
5.79 |
1.30 |
6.51 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
90.06 |
2230.84 |
192.48 |
5.15 |
24.50 |
InPlay |
5.91 |
1.26 |
6.45 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
88.59 |
2171.37 |
176.04 |
-1.54 |
23.49 |
BallCalled |
6.03 |
0.97 |
6.23 |
5.9 |
Four-Seam |
88.66 |
2141.29 |
181.14 |
0.42 |
22.00 |
InPlay |
5.93 |
1.19 |
6.39 |
6.0 |
Four-Seam |
90.49 |
2163.74 |
178.92 |
-0.42 |
23.20 |
BallCalled |
5.99 |
1.14 |
6.21 |
6.0 |
Four-Seam |
90.27 |
2295.96 |
195.95 |
6.18 |
22.81 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.89 |
1.17 |
6.17 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.15 |
2152.48 |
171.23 |
-3.22 |
22.02 |
BallCalled |
6.11 |
1.13 |
6.11 |
5.7 |
Four-Seam |
88.36 |
2151.28 |
194.25 |
5.03 |
21.05 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.07 |
1.17 |
6.34 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.53 |
2180.86 |
181.86 |
0.68 |
22.12 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.08 |
1.04 |
6.21 |
6.1 |
Four-Seam |
89.49 |
2095.44 |
196.54 |
6.14 |
21.73 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.94 |
1.23 |
6.12 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
90.64 |
2182.32 |
204.20 |
8.53 |
20.17 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.95 |
1.25 |
5.94 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
89.85 |
2253.86 |
198.72 |
7.53 |
23.50 |
BallCalled |
6.03 |
1.24 |
5.78 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.06 |
2296.34 |
191.92 |
4.23 |
21.25 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.93 |
1.24 |
6.10 |
6.4 |
Changeup |
84.07 |
2011.06 |
240.90 |
17.65 |
11.08 |
BallinDirt |
5.42 |
1.67 |
6.42 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.79 |
2173.49 |
198.61 |
6.54 |
20.58 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.97 |
1.15 |
5.98 |
6.6 |
Changeup |
82.76 |
1893.35 |
238.25 |
13.62 |
9.60 |
InPlay |
5.53 |
1.59 |
6.47 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
89.13 |
2156.45 |
186.50 |
2.31 |
21.36 |
StrikeCalled |
6.05 |
0.90 |
6.19 |
6.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.97 |
2161.66 |
206.98 |
9.43 |
19.67 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.92 |
1.22 |
6.09 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
90.26 |
2235.88 |
193.46 |
4.92 |
21.67 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.01 |
0.90 |
6.13 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.98 |
2199.34 |
193.39 |
4.82 |
21.27 |
BallCalled |
6.00 |
1.03 |
6.10 |
6.4 |
Changeup |
83.99 |
1890.67 |
234.45 |
14.48 |
11.49 |
InPlay |
5.64 |
1.36 |
6.67 |
7.8 |
Four-Seam |
88.71 |
2090.44 |
199.79 |
7.43 |
21.73 |
StrikeCalled |
6.04 |
1.10 |
6.14 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.34 |
2294.12 |
199.60 |
7.75 |
22.89 |
StrikeCalled |
5.97 |
1.23 |
5.88 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.51 |
2195.57 |
204.52 |
9.03 |
20.90 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.86 |
1.32 |
5.86 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.50 |
2287.63 |
203.35 |
9.42 |
23.07 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.05 |
1.03 |
5.90 |
6.8 |
Slider |
82.67 |
2481.55 |
66.16 |
-11.09 |
-3.51 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.66 |
1.29 |
5.97 |
2.2 |
Cutter |
84.48 |
2478.69 |
184.10 |
0.99 |
14.96 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.06 |
1.20 |
5.96 |
6.1 |
Curveball |
82.83 |
2520.32 |
341.65 |
2.21 |
-5.53 |
BallCalled |
6.02 |
0.93 |
5.98 |
11.4 |
Curveball |
82.43 |
2418.26 |
19.12 |
-1.76 |
-4.01 |
BallCalled |
6.00 |
1.05 |
5.70 |
0.6 |
Slider |
84.12 |
2430.50 |
153.21 |
-2.96 |
6.95 |
BallCalled |
5.83 |
1.32 |
6.07 |
5.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.26 |
2199.92 |
195.27 |
5.73 |
22.14 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.00 |
1.17 |
6.14 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
88.92 |
2119.86 |
197.90 |
6.31 |
20.75 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.03 |
1.28 |
6.17 |
6.6 |
Slider |
85.15 |
2478.30 |
163.97 |
-1.99 |
8.12 |
BallCalled |
5.86 |
1.19 |
6.24 |
5.5 |
# Calculate the total number of pitches
total_pitches <- nrow(detailed_pitch_table)
# Create a summary table
pitch_summary <- detailed_pitch_table %>%
group_by(AutoPitchType) %>%
summarise(
TotalPitches = n(),
Usage = sprintf("%.2f%%", n() / total_pitches * 100),
Balls = sum(PitchCall == "BallCalled"),
Strikes = sum(PitchCall != "BallCalled"), # Count everything not a ball as a strike
BallPercentage = sprintf('%.2f%%', Balls / TotalPitches * 100),
StrikePercentage = sprintf('%.2f%%', Strikes / TotalPitches * 100),
AvgVelocity = round(mean(ReleaseSpeed, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgSpinRate = round(mean(SpinRate, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgInducedVertBreak = round(mean(InducedVerticalBreak, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgHorzBreak = round(mean(HorizontalBreak, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgTilt = round(mean(Tilt, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgClockTilt = round(mean(ClockTilt, na.rm = TRUE), 1), # Clock face interpretation
AvgReleaseHeight = round(mean(ReleaseHeight, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgReleaseSide = round(mean(ReleaseSide, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgExtension = round(mean(Extension, na.rm = TRUE), 2)
) %>%
select(AutoPitchType, Usage, everything())
# Display the total number of pitches
cat("Total number of pitches thrown: ", total_pitches, "\n\n")
## Total number of pitches thrown: 72
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Eshleman")
Summary Pitch Table for Eshleman
Changeup |
6.94% |
5 |
1 |
4 |
20.00% |
80.00% |
83.84 |
1963.80 |
12.28 |
14.87 |
233.55 |
7.8 |
5.56 |
1.53 |
6.49 |
Curveball |
4.17% |
3 |
2 |
1 |
66.67% |
33.33% |
82.00 |
2479.48 |
-5.28 |
0.30 |
239.13 |
8.0 |
6.01 |
1.03 |
5.87 |
Cutter |
2.78% |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
84.96 |
2476.29 |
13.82 |
0.78 |
183.46 |
6.1 |
5.96 |
1.27 |
6.06 |
Four-Seam |
73.61% |
53 |
16 |
37 |
30.19% |
69.81% |
89.77 |
2206.75 |
21.56 |
5.31 |
194.58 |
6.5 |
5.97 |
1.15 |
6.19 |
Slider |
12.50% |
9 |
5 |
4 |
55.56% |
44.44% |
83.59 |
2437.10 |
4.63 |
-2.62 |
120.02 |
4.0 |
5.86 |
1.19 |
6.16 |
# Calculate maximum fastball velocity
max_fb_velocity <- detailed_pitch_table %>%
filter(AutoPitchType %in% c("Four-Seam", "Two-Seam", "Sinker", "Cutter")) %>%
summarise(MaxFBVelocity = max(ReleaseSpeed, na.rm = TRUE)) %>%
pull(MaxFBVelocity)
# Display the maximum fastball velocity
cat("Eshleman maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Eshleman maximum FB velocity: 91.12 mph
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Eshleman_data %>%
select(AutoPitchType, PlateLocHeight, PlateLocSide, PitchCall) %>%
rename(
PitchHeight = PlateLocHeight,
PitchSide = PlateLocSide
) %>%
mutate(
SwingTake = ifelse(PitchCall %in% c("StrikeSwinging", "FoulBallNonSwinging", "FoulBallFieldable", "FoulBallNotFieldable", "InPlay"), "Swing", "Take"),
Chase = ifelse(SwingTake == "Swing" & (PitchSide < -0.75 | PitchSide > 0.75 | PitchHeight < 1.5 | PitchHeight > 3.5), "Chase", "Non-Chase")
)
# Create the scatter plot with specified strike zone boxes
ggplot(pitch_location_data, aes(x = PitchSide, y = PitchHeight, color = SwingTake, shape = Chase)) +
geom_point(size = 3) + # Increase point size
geom_rect(aes(xmin = -0.5, xmax = 0.5, ymin = 1.75, ymax = 3.25), fill = NA, color = "red", linetype = "solid", size = 1) + # Red box
geom_rect(aes(xmin = -0.75, xmax = 0.75, ymin = 1.5, ymax = 3.5), fill = NA, color = "black", linetype = "solid", size = 1) + # Black box
geom_rect(aes(xmin = -1.25, xmax = 1.25, ymin = 1.25, ymax = 3.75), fill = NA, color = "gray", linetype = "solid", size = 1) + # Gray box
scale_x_continuous(limits = c(-2, 2)) +
scale_y_continuous(limits = c(0, 5)) +
coord_fixed(ratio = 1) + # Adjust ratio to shrink vertical distance
labs(title = "Pitch Locations for Eshleman",
x = "Horizontal Location (feet)",
y = "Vertical Location (feet)",
color = "Swing/Take",
shape = "Chase") +
facet_wrap(~ AutoPitchType) + # Create individual graphs for each pitch type
geom_text(aes(x = -1.75, y = 5, label = "RHH"), color = "black", size = 3, hjust = 0) + # Label for RHH
geom_text(aes(x = 1.75, y = 5, label = "LHH"), color = "black", size = 3, hjust = 1) + # Label for LHH
theme_minimal() +
theme(
legend.position = "right",
panel.grid.major = element_line(color = "grey80"),
panel.grid.minor = element_line(color = "grey90"),
axis.text = element_text(color = "black"),
axis.title = element_text(color = "black"),
plot.title = element_text(color = "black"),
legend.background = element_rect(fill = "white", color = NA),
legend.key = element_rect(fill = "white", color = NA),
legend.text = element_text(color = "black"),
legend.title = element_text(color = "black")
)

# Create the scatter plot for horizontal and vertical breaks
ggplot(detailed_pitch_table, aes(x = HorizontalBreak, y = InducedVerticalBreak, color = AutoPitchType)) +
geom_point(size = 3) + # Increase point size
labs(title = "Pitch Movement for Eshleman",
x = "Horizontal Break (inches)",
y = "Induced Vertical Break (inches)",
color = "Pitch Type") +
theme_minimal() +
theme(
legend.position = "right",
panel.grid.major = element_line(color = "grey80"),
panel.grid.minor = element_line(color = "grey90"),
axis.text = element_text(color = "black"),
axis.title = element_text(color = "black"),
plot.title = element_text(color = "black"),
legend.background = element_rect(fill = "white", color = NA),
legend.key = element_rect(fill = "white", color = NA),
legend.text = element_text(color = "black"),
legend.title = element_text(color = "black")
)
